Friday, September 16, 2016

Great Black and White Photographers PART 2

Yousuf Karsh 

Yousuf Karsh was born on december 23, 1908 in Mardin, Turkey. Yousuf Karsh dies on july 13, 2002 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Yousuf nationality is Canadian. Yousuf Karsh grew up in the Armenian Genocide. Yousuf parents sent him to go live at his uncles house when he was only 16 years old.  Yousuf published 3 books just of his photographs. Yousuf's three books are Complete marquis who's who, 2001, Contemporary Authors, gale group, 2002, and Contemporary Photographers, 3rd ed., st james press, 1996. Yousuf books include summaries of the session he had while taking picture of the well  known people.  I couldn't find anything on Yousuf education. 


Sources for text: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yousuf_Karsh#Works
http://biography.yourdictionary.com/yousuf-karsh



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                         Source: http://121clicks.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/yousuf_karsh_07.jpg

                                                 Source: http://www.apag.us/apagwp/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/Yousuf_Karsh_Nelson_Mandela_1990.jpg   










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